Game Preview: White Sux (26-33) vs. Cubs (27-33)

The Cubs and White Sox square off for the first time to try and win the BP Crosstown Cup. Each member of the winning team gets an oily bird delivered to their doorstep.

The lineup for the Cubs from Muskat over twitter:  rf fuke, 2b riot, 1b lee, cf byrd,
lf sori, 3b tracy, c hill, ss castro, p wells

And the White Sox lineup: Pierre lf, Ramirez ss, Rios cf, Konerko 1b, Jones
rf, AJ c, Beckham 2b, Nix 3b, (Peavy)

According to a caller on WSCR, Randy Wells was out partying with Ryan Dempster and the Blackhawks into the wee hours of the morning. Might as well just warm up Gorzelanny along with Wells to start the game.

Last, but not least, Mordecai Hill has these flattering words to say about your 2010 Cubs.

"It was a perfect situation for the Brewers," Hill said. "They had a guy up there at the plate [in Counsell] who takes a lot of pride in what he does and he practices those situations, so when it does come up, he gets the bunt down to the right side of the field. They have the perfect guy on first base [in Gomez], who is one of the fastest guys in the league, and they had one of the worst fundamental teams on the field, so it was a perfect situation for them."

eh, Go Cubs?

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Submitted by Q-Ball
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:12am

Maybe Wells has a new pre-game routine. Look at all the money Farnsworth has made in his career, sets the right example for the young pitchers. Wells just needs a tighter pair of pants now.

I'm also glad BP is sponsoring the Crosstown Cup, since "disaster" and "negligence" are terms that would fit well with the Cubs these days.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:20am

heh...

I copied your line for our twitter feed.

http://twitter.com/thecubreporter/status/1593...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:17am

Lou and Steve Stone get into it

http://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/159398...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:22am

with quotes

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/06/...

"And Steve Stone? He's got enough problems doing what he does with the White Sox. What job has he had in baseball besides talking on television or radi. What has he done?/blockquote>

"Why isn't he a farm director and bring some kids around? Why isn't he a general manager, and put the uniform on and been a pitching coach? Why hasn't he been a field manager. There's 30 teams out there that could use a guy's expertise like that. I'm tired of some of these guys, I really am. Now that's it. Let's go to baseball."

Submitted by Rob Richardson
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:32pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/st...

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:39pm

"I've seen more baseball players than Lou has. I just haven't managed them."

thank you steve stone.

yeah, well steve...your mom wears combat boots.

Submitted by Tito
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:55pm

I guess he does the WGN games for free.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:53pm

and we have video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMlSOxUHhZg

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:00pm

clubhousecacner.com ...neat

there's an entire cottage industry springing up over the past few years of how fans can more easily get angry at athletes.

...complete with self-righteous ranting, i mean commentary.

YO, FUCK THIS SPORTS THING BECAUSE WHEN I WAS IN 8th GRADE I ALREADY KNEW BETTER THAN TO DO THIS STUPID FUCKING SHIT. TO HELL WITH THESE FUCKED UP ASSHOLES. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE A BASEBALL GAME. IT IS MY OPINION THAT MY OPINION KICKS ASS.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:25am

Well the world cup will last a few weeks, and then there's hopefully a LeBron signing to get excited about, we should be to NFL Preseason by then, right?

Submitted by navigator
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:34am

"The lineup for the Cubs from Muskat over twitter: rf fuke,......

Lou, it's June. Fukedome swoons in June. Do you really want this leading off?

KF career: .225 .330 .332
KF ..2010: .227 .261 .318

How about sitting Kosuke down til July when his hitting coach comes back and straightens out his swing?

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:40am

If Lou sat down every guy who was cold for a week we'd be playing three players.

Submitted by jacos
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 12:43pm

is colvin hurt?

Submitted by Charlie
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:15pm

I'm pretty sure I heard Lou saying something about Tyler Colvin being a "pretty boy" and having "a vagina" during the pregame. I'm not sure. He may have said that he smells bad and is "a douche" too. I think he high-fived Soriano afterward.

Submitted by Ryno
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:22pm

Is this totally like Dusty's last year managing?

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 12:45pm

two of the cubs' latest gaffes [botched rundown; runner scoring from 1st on a bunt]are garden variety little league...

Submitted by Rob Richardson
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:27pm

Why has the game been delayed? Stanley Cup?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:31pm

early morning rain or something, should be starting in 10-20 minutes

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 10:04pm

there was no rain. i was there, and we sat there looking at a dry field waiting for the game to start.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 10:22pm

damn liberal media.

Submitted by Charlie
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:31pm

So, when Lou says something like--Unfortunately I have 5 major league outfielders on the roster, so I can't get Colvin in as much as he deserves because others need to play too--is that a message to the GM to trade from the teams strength in order to address a need either at the major league level or in the minors, or is that Lou just throwing up his hands and saying don't blame me?

I mean, should we expect Nady to be traded soon so that Lou only has 4 major league outfielders? Or expect to see Colvin traded soon? Or is Lou saying that we all just have to live with it until the situation somehow resolves itself?

I'm just curious what these angry rants at the press signify.

Submitted by The Joe
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:33pm

To answer your question, this is what Lou is thinking:

fart

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:40pm

go ask the players... =p

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:46pm

Look, we have five good outfielders, here - what am I going to do? Soriano has to play, even if he's batting .225 over half the season, you got to play him. Then there's Fukudome - who when I don't put on the lineup card, which he can't read because the first names are the last names anyway, he just jogs out to right field when the game starts. Byrd is leading the league in hitting, and does needless dives better than Andy Van Slyke ever did, and Nady is a proven vet who, I think, charged the beach at Normandy. How can I take him out of the lineup now that he can overthrow third with the best of them? Colvin is the only guy who does what I tell him to do, so he sits out most nights. What else can I do?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:44pm

i think it means he has 5 good outfielders and 3 OF spots, someone has to sit.

of course it should be fuku right now.

Submitted by Charlie
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:14pm

A Soriano Byrd Colvin outfield with Nady at 1st would probably be our best offensive combination right now. Lee still isn't hitting, in case anyone's forgotten.

I've counted out winning at this point, though. I just want to see Colvin play because he's the guy I see providing the best value in the future, especially if the Cubs want to be more strategic with their payroll.

Fukudome would have to be the guy to sit. (And I hope that the Cubs are discussing Fukudome, Byrd, and Lee with other teams.)

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:42pm

watching the cubs @wrigley with hawk/stone calling the game.

great...3 hours of steve stone telling us how everything is baseball is wrong unless it's done his way.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:43pm

kind of like listening to crunch

/too easy and j/k

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:48pm

evidently someone doesn't understand sarcasm.

/egotism

Submitted by The Joe
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:57pm

fart

Submitted by The Joe
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:59pm

strangely, that just isn't getting old for me.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 4:15pm

and it shouldn't.

Submitted by Charlie
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:43pm

Randy Wells's new mustache is a sure sign that he's headed down a bad road.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:51pm

so it his top of 1st.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:51pm

Iowa is calling Randy...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:53pm

I wonder if Gorzelanny is the one that leaked Wells was out all night?

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:56pm

At least he got two outs this time, unlike the STL start.

Submitted by The Joe
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:58pm

Who is Gorzelanny?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:03pm

my bad...sloth

Submitted by The Joe
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:05pm

That's better.

Submitted by Charlie
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:10pm

Or Cashner.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 1:56pm

Numbers on the draft for all teams here:

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_articl...

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:20pm

-edit- don't feel like getting into it

long story short...adjusted wOBA on college metal bat baseball = bwhaha. it's not the main gist of the article, though.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:44pm

I haven't even read it - just remember the discussion about JC players and thought some people may find it interesting.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:56pm

oh, it's a good article...there's just a blurb at the end about adjusted wOBA on a metal bat college baseball player...as if it matters.

it's like trying to justify how pretending how someone hits inside pitching in metal bat baseball is even justifiable.

Submitted by QuietMan
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:26pm

Randy Wells had another adventurous first inning, after the Cubs denied a WSCR-AM rumor that their starter had been out until 3 a.m celebrating with the Hawks at The Underground night club.

"He was in bed by 9:30," said a Cubs spokesman.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/06/...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:33pm

heh

""He was in bed by 9:30," said a Cubs spokesman."

9:30 am?

Submitted by Sweet Lou
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:41pm

...but then he had to get up and go home.

Submitted by Charlie
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:59pm

Boom!

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:41pm

"Out of all the guys in that OF, Fukudome is one guy you don't want to run on." - Steve Stone

i would argue, but what do i know?

"I've seen more baseball players than Lou has. I just haven't managed them." - Steve Stone

Submitted by QuietMan
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 2:42pm

From Baseball America's Prospect Hot Sheet (for this past week)

8. Brett Jackson, OF Cubs

Team: high Class A Daytona (Florida State)
Age: 21
Why He's Here: .333/.429/.567 (10-for-30), 1 HR, 2 2B, 1 3B, 10 RBIs, 10 R, 5 BB, 6 SO, 4-for-5 SB
The Scoop: Jackson's raw power has yet to show through in the heavy air of the Florida State League. The Cubs' 2009 first-round pick out of California has just three home runs, including his grand slam on Wednesday against Brevard County, but he's otherwise been holding his own. Jackson, who's been Daytona's leadoff hitter all year, has had issues making contact (54 strikeouts in 214 at-bats), but that was a known problem for him, and he's been patient enough to already have drawn 39 walks, the most by any FSL hitter. Jackson's biggest obstacle so far might be his home park, where he's hitting just .238/.370/.343 in 105 at-bats compared to .321/.426/.486 in 109 road at-bats.

10. Chris Archer, LHP Cubs ....

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospect...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:41pm

I don't know about you guys, but I'm just getting this feeling that this just isn't going to be the Cubs year.

Submitted by The Joe
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:46pm

this just isn't going to be the Cubs year century

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 4:19pm

again?

damn.

Submitted by The Joe
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 5:32pm

You seeing something I'm not?

On another note, I just read this headline on Rotoworld: "A-Rod has stiff groin, will see doctor Friday".

Doctor's prescription: "Stop checking yourself out in the mirror".

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 5:49pm

2nd bad century in a row.

Keep up, Mauer.

Submitted by The Joe
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 7:21pm

I understood...I'm just saying that thus far I'm not seeing anything to lead me to believe that this century will be better than the last one.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:28pm

fart.

Submitted by The Joe
on Sat, 06/12/2010 - 11:55am

touche

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Sat, 06/12/2010 - 6:39am

The last century also started out rough, as the Cubs finished 6th, 6th, and 5th from 1900-1902, topping out at 68 wins. But after finishing a solid 3rd (82-56) in 1903, the Cubs then reeled off back-to-back 90+ win seasons. Then from 1906-1910, they were in the World Series 4 of 5 years going 2-2, and the only year they missed the World Series they had 104 wins and a .680 winning percentage.

So yeah, if that's how a bad century looks 10 years in, there is nothing about our view from 2010 that suggests this one will be better, or even (cringe) as good.

Submitted by Old and Blue
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:58pm

The Cubs are sort of the Bizarro world's Tampa Bay Rays

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:46pm

something's gotta give...

Submitted by jacos
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 3:57pm

meh

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 4:01pm

piniella has nervous breakdown, sandberg brought in as 'interim' to plug the fan leak @ wrigley & then we'll see...

Submitted by Cubster
on Sat, 06/12/2010 - 12:10pm

tushy

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